I have this theory that becomes more of a certainty to me every day and it’s this: The ultimate longing of every human is to be seen, known and loved. That’s it. That’s what we want and what we need. We need to know that there is someone out […]
Read MoreThe Year of Living Loved
This is my year. I’m big on setting goals and dreaming dreams and making plans, but as we left behind the ignominious 2020, I knew that my focus would be different for 2021. This, my friends, is the year that I want to finally and fully […]
Read MoreAre You in a Bad Mood, Too? Maybe This is Why.
Yesterday was a bad, bad day. And it was the most frustrating kind of bad day: the kind where nothing goes wrong so there’s nothing to blame. A bad day needs a bad guy, but this day was totally innocuous – in fact, it contained more good than […]
Read MoreLetting Go of Joe
My son was eleven when he found out his father was dying. He absorbed that news with grace and grit as he entered a world of nearly-constant negative changes. When he was twelve, he and his pack-of-friends received clearance to ride their bikes pretty much […]
Read MoreBeautiful, Scandalous Friday
I don’t know what to do today. I mean, it feels like any other day. The sun is shining, facebook is alive with noise and TGIF’s and You Will Not Believe What This Kitten Did Next. It’s like every other Friday. Except it’s not. […]
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